Norway vs Sweden: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Norway

5.52 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Sweden

5.26 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Norway rank

183rd

Sweden rank

185th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

Norway
Sweden

How they compare

Norway currently reports 5.52 micrograms per cubic meter against 5.26 micrograms per cubic meter in Sweden, a difference of 0.262 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 183rd and Sweden ranks 185th of 200 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017
Unit: micrograms per cubic meter
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 6,800 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population-weighted average level of exposure to concentrations of suspended particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in diameter. Exposure is measured in micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³).